I played today and..(Rolling) -originally created by JohnnyDee

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

13 holes on my tod last night playing two balls - and not a LL in sight

Plus I hit some stonkers (for me) including possibly my longest ever tee shot on our 12th. One yard past the 98 yard sprinkler head - on a 401yd hole A little bit of breeze behind but fairway not rock hard...OK - hit from a raised tee but still a good way past as far as I have ever got it before on that hole.

Anyway...will have another go later today - weather forecast for tomorrow looks a bit grim...so not sure I'll be rolling up. But might if things later today go well.

 

[GG26]

Stableford competition this morning. Started in rain and high winds, but fortunately the rain stopped after a few holes. Went out in 20 with four pars and was hoping to keep that up to get a small cut. Unfortunately, after stood on the 12th tee with 24 points, came home with 31 which is likely to miss buffer by one. Kicking myself on 12, a 210 yard par 3. The wind helped my slighly left tee shot into a hedge. Found it ok and went back to get my bag. Could I find it again! Blob and lesson learnt - put something down to mark its position.

 

[Dando]

Should’ve stayed at home. Apart from a a handfull of shots it was awful. Swing felt ok but head was all over the place
Think the clubs Will be going away until Tandridge

 

[Deleted member 17920]

💩💩💩 that is all

 

[Lump]

35pts in some tough wind today.
The scary thing is, off a 3hcp I have no idea where the ball is going when things start going wrong.
Starting with lessons again for the first time in about 3 years, it’s slightly embarrassing to play off 3 when I have no idea what game I’m going to bring to a round.

 

[Britishshooting]

72 gross net 70 in a medal, won on countback and should get down to 1 which has took what seems a lifetime. Very difficult conditions and actually took to hitting the wedge on greens for anything over 15 foot as they were starting to have some standing water.

I also related to this today when I lipped out on 18...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1159955676040482821

 

[Orikoru]

First round on the new 16 hcap after 3 shot cut last week. Haste Hill Open. 40 kph swirling winds are just what I didn't need, made it very difficult indeed. Ended up shooting 93 for a net +9. Not best pleased but there were plenty worse out there! One 7 hcapper said he shot the worst round of his life, which was 89 for net 82. Our captain, off 6 came last overall having shot 91. The winner was net level, not one person went under their handicap. So in the words of Tiger "conditions were really tough out there".

In truth though it wasn't the wind that killed me, it was my putting. I can't remember ever putting worse in my life. I was all over the place, putting like a complete idiot. Leaving them short for a few holes, smashing them long for the next few holes. I three-putted SEVEN TIMES. Absolutely disgusting. I just felt like I'd never picked up a putter before on some greens. 38 putts for the round. If it wasn't for that I'd have been really happy about how I played in the wind to be honest. Driving wasn't great, but with everything else I hit the ball nicely.

 

[garyinderry]

Shot a personal best score at my home club.

1under

2birds, 1 bogey, 15 pars.

The pace of play was like the pros. They jammed a society out and it clogged up the course. Waiting on every shot. I didnt mind. Took my time to read putts from all angles. Maybe the pros are on to something.

 

[backwoodsman]

T'was our club championships yesterday - 36 holes off scratch. The main event (the "Cup") played for by players off 9 or better, with a second tier event (the "Trophy") played for by players off 10-20. A bit windy to say the least - don't think I've ever played an inland course in stronger wind. Didn't play well at all & haven't played worse for a long time. And can't blame it on the wind. I just played rubbish. Orikoru says he was "disgusted" with his 38 putts; well, I had something like 46 or 47 in my second round. No single putts, lots of 3 putts and two 4's. Ah well, at least I didn't come last and I've only gone up 0.1 as the second round turned out to be "reductions only".

 

[Junior]

Shot a personal best score at my home club.

1under

2birds, 1 bogey, 15 pars.

The pace of play was like the pros. They jammed a society out and it clogged up the course. Waiting on every shot. I didnt mind. Took my time to read putts from all angles. Maybe the pros are on to something.

Well played Gaz. What will that get you cut to???? Whats the new target????

I was similar after 11 until the wind came in... 1 under gross, 1 birdie, 10 pars. Didnt miss a fairway or green, then the wind just got up horrendously. Ended +6 with a treble and a double. Hopefully css will help and a small cut will come.

 

[Crow]

Five doubles after 14 holes but I still had a chance of buffering with a good finish, some indecision on the 17th tee and hit a pathetic shot resulting in a lost ball, NR'd.

Will I play a round without 0.1 back this year?

 

[Karl102]

Half decent week and a bit for me.... Great AS game at Birchwood with Liver birdie. Went from 3 up to being 2 down to halving the match. Quirky course you need to know as some of the tee shots are blind or hard to gauge! Then a Net 68 followed in the monthly medal, which easily could have been lower but for a few silly putts... Still a nice 0.8 cut to 10.7. Then took on our kid and after a great tussle stood level on 17, I managed to sneak the last 2 holes to win 2 up.... Am sure he will get his revenge 🤣😂🤣
Typical as the decent form arrives I'm away for 10 days... Hope it stays for the rest of the season.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Club match away to Tylney Park in those gale force winds yesterday. It's an open and long course at the best of times. Got partnered with a good friend of mine (and some with whom I am unbeaten - having played 5 times before). They are a good bunch over there and a fixture I look forward to. Didn't play too badly considering the conditions and my partner and I gelled really well. The greens were very slow having been worked on and sand put in but were pretty true. Good enough for me to roll in a 30 footer for birdie on the 4th and then a 20 footer for a net birdie on the 9th. Finally won 2& having been 4 up with 6 to go.

Played in the roll up today. Played far worse in the wind, although it had dropped considerably. No tempo again which seems to be a recurring theme but started reasonably and then fell apart from the 7th onwards. Measly 28 points. Back to working on a couple of points tomorrow

 

[garyinderry]

Well played Gaz. What will that get you cut to???? Whats the new target????

I was similar after 11 until the wind came in... 1 under gross, 1 birdie, 10 pars. Didnt miss a fairway or green, then the wind just got up horrendously. Ended +6 with a treble and a double. Hopefully css will help and a small cut will come.

Got cut from 5.2 to 4.8

Well played Gaz. What will that get you cut to???? Whats the new target????

I was similar after 11 until the wind came in... 1 under gross, 1 birdie, 10 pars. Didnt miss a fairway or green, then the wind just got up horrendously. Ended +6 with a treble and a double. Hopefully css will help and a small cut will come.

Got cut from 5.2 to 4.8

Came 3rd overall by a point. There was a good first prize too. A £500 voucher for a mattress. Lol I will probably win a pillowcase. Haha

Target is the same as it's been for a little while now. Stay in cat1 and hopefully push for 4.

Currently leading the golfer of the year thing which is best 10 scores over the season. Hopefully nick that as I may never have a year like this again unless I find a good 20yards off the tee.

I usually like the end of the season as it tends to rain that bit more and soft greens means easier scoring in my book. Keep the head down and be patient. The scores will come if you keep knocking at the door. Good luck bud

 

[louise_a]

Got cut from 5.2 to 4.8

Got cut from 5.2 to 4.8

Came 3rd overall by a point. There was a good first prize too. A £500 voucher for a mattress. Lol I will probably win a pillowcase. Haha

Target is the same as it's been for a little while now. Stay in cat1 and hopefully push for 4.

Currently leading the golfer of the year thing which is best 10 scores over the season. Hopefully nick that as I may never have a year like this again unless I find a good 20yards off the tee.

I usually like the end of the season as it tends to rain that bit more and soft greens means easier scoring in my book. Keep the head down and be patient. The scores will come if you keep knocking at the door. Good luck bud

Brilliant, well played Gary

 

[louise_a]

A lot of local courses, including my own, were closed today, however I was playing at Bury in a North West Manchester ladies 4BBB and it was open, I was playing with another lady from my club who is off 10, I hadn't played in a pairs event with her before but we gelled really well. We did drop the odd shot here and there but finished with 41 points and came 3rd,.

 

[Duckster]

Got an invite to Fairhaven late last night for an invitational today as a mates partner couldn’t make it . Played really well and came 2nd. Result!

 

[94tegsi]

Played our penultimate Order of Merit before the cut to the last 15 for the final.
Similar to most with the weather being horrific. Really threw it down as we went up 8, thunder as we finished 9. Ended up waiting at the clubhouse for 45 mins until it became somewhat playable again, although greens had standing water. Was playing well until the break in play, when we started again on the 10th, which begins with 2 par 5’s that are generally very good scoring holes for me. But only got 1 point from them so set me back from my good start.
Ended up with a 3 putt on 18 from 20’ For 36 points.
Finished 5th overall, 2 points behind.
Up to joint first in the OoM, but will miss the last one. Luckily think the worst I can be after the last event is 10th, so will at least make the 15 person cut for the final although think I will be too far back to contend. Mainly due to missing 2 of the Order of Merit rounds. Handicap is still trending down though even if not as rapidly as it was a couple of months ago.

 

[patricks148]

nothing on Saturday morning so just had a bounce game around with slow Dave and a couple of other guys who don't usually play in our group.


there was a biig tour party of Amierican PGA pro's who needed caddies in the afternoon so the club was short of caddies who had specified they wanted low handicaps to caddy for them????

guy i had, though he could hit a good ball, his putting and short game was pretty poor, easp as they were into the 2nd week of their tour. He was in two bunkers.. 2 of the easier ones at that, and failed to get out of both and 3 putted most of the greens despite having a pretty simple putts. only had a couple of pars and 1 birdie, the other 3 guys in our four ball were not much better, with one losing a few balls off the tee. 15th was a classic which is a 306 yard par 4 and easy birdie chance.. two of them drove the green, which was no mean feat easp as it was into a couple of club wind, my guy had a the easiest of eagle puts from the fringe, but he descided to chipp??? sent it further away than he was to start with, then left the birdie short, so both of them walked off with a par

 

[Deleted member 21258]

Shot a personal best score at my home club.

1under

2birds, 1 bogey, 15 pars.

The pace of play was like the pros. They jammed a society out and it clogged up the course. Waiting on every shot. I didnt mind. Took my time to read putts from all angles. Maybe the pros are on to something.

Cracking score, first time under par or broken it before ?